Evelyn Tweed is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a councillor in

for Trossachs and Teith ward since 2017.

Early life and career

Tweed was born in

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

, in the west of Scotland. She attended the

University of the West of Scotland The University of the West of Scotland ( gd, Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar), formerly the University of Paisley, is a public university with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Blantyre, South Lanar ...

and Heriot-Watt University. She previously worked as a housing professional with Cube. Tweed was a member of the Board of the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland from 2007 to 2009. She was the Director of Investment at Loreburn Housing Association.

Political career

In the

2017 Scottish local elections The 2017 Scottish local elections were held on Thursday 4 May, in all 32 local authorities. The SNP retained its position as the largest party in terms of votes and councillors, despite suffering minor losses. The Conservatives made gains and d ...

, Tweed was elected to the

Stirling council Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Central Belt, central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town#Scotland, market town, surrounded by rich farmland, ...

, representing the Trossachs and Teith ward. She became the council's public safety commission convener following the resignation of Maureen Bennison. In June 2022 she apologised after being photographed holding the flag of the ultra-nationalist group

Siol nan Gaidheal Siol nan Gaidheal (, meaning "Seed of the Gaels") is a minor Scottish ultranationalist and ethnic nationalist group which describes itself as a "cultural and fraternal organisation". The first incarnation of the group was founded by Tom Moore in ...

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Tweed was selected as the SNP's candidate for the

constituency in the

2021 Scottish Parliament election The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 6 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The e ...

. After a successful campaign, she succeeded retiring MSP

Bruce Crawford Robert Hardie Bruce Crawford (born 16 February 1955) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business and Government Strategy from 2011 to 2012, having held the junior ministerial positi ...

, as the MSP for Stirling.

Personal life

Tweed lives in

with her husband, Ahsan Khan, and their two children. She enjoys running and reading in her spare time.

References

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 Scottish National Party councillors Female members of the Scottish Parliament {{MSP-stub